Orchard Pedestrian Way

Currently, Haas & Associates is involved in the environmental permitting and design phase of a Pedestrian Walk Way in the Town of Porter, Indiana.  Because of the project area’s proximity to natural wetlands, Haas & Associates has taken particular measures and consulted numerous relevant agencies to ensure the preservation and continuation of these surrounding areas. The project itself consists of the design, coordination and construction of a 1.5 mile, 8 ft. wide multi-use asphalt trail, which will run north through downtown Porter and will include a new bridge over the Little Calumet River, connecting many areas of interest before ending just north of US Hwy. 20 near Splash Down Dunes Water Park. This trail will connect to, and is built in conjunction with, an INDOT project funded with Transportation Enhancement Funds, which connects the Prairie-Duneland Trail on the lower end of Chesterton, to the Calumet Trail which runs parallel to and north of US Hwy 12.  When complete, the entire trail system will make a connection with the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore and will include directional and informational signage, safety gates, and safety paint striping.

Karwick Nature Park

Haas & Associates recently designed and developed the Karwick Nature Park in Michigan City, which was an adaptive reuse project, funded with grant money provided by the Lake Michigan Coastal Grant Program.  The project involved transforming 23.5 acres, formerly an unregulated landfill, into a public access recreation area bordered by an undisturbed wildlife habitat and natural forest along the banks of Trail Creek.  Ultimately, the park will provide an impressive amount of amenities, including “Education Stations”, walking trails, bike paths, a bridge over Trail Creek and picnic shelters.  Additionally, there will be a nature center and a fishing area, as well as natural features such as Trail Creek, surrounding wetlands and natural wildlife, all which make this project a truly remarkable renovation.

Metropolitan School District of New Durham Township
Physical Education Facilities Improvements Project

This project consists of a new baseball field on a recently obtained ten acre site adjacent to the existing running track. Amenities include thirty-foot backstops, concession/restroom/pressbox, concrete bleacher pad, 15-foot wide warning tracks, athletic turf infield and outfield, and masonry dugouts. The old baseball field is being converted to a new softball calcine clay/sand infield; a 15-foot warning track and a 200-foot outfield fence is being installed; the existing dugouts are being used as is the athletic turf infield and outfield; a new discus, shot put venue, long jump landing pit, and automatic irrigation system for the existing and future soccer fields are also being installed.

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Sports Complex, Michigan City Parks Department, 2000

Included with this facility are four lighted ball diamonds, one soccer field, a children's play area, parking lots, driveway and a concession stand/restroom facility. The sitework included extensive drainage work, onsite wells for drinking water and field irrigation and a pressure dosing mound system for wastewater treatment.

PROJECT COST: $2,000,000

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Athletic Field Complex, Michigan City High School, 1997

This project included the construction of six irrigated, underdrained athletic fields, a concession stand, public restrooms and press box facility, and a nine-lane polyurethane surfaced asphalt running track.

The construction of the four ball diamonds and two soccer fields featured the sand cavity drainage system as developed by Major League Baseball Field consultant, Roger Bossard.

PROJECT COST: $3,100,000

Veteran's Park (Formerly Rees Community Park), Hobart, 1996

This project involved transforming 27 acres of an undeveloped 40 acre parcel into a passive grass parkland, including asphalt paved walking trails, asphalt paved entrance roads and parking lots and two 40' x 40' picnic shelters. Site grading and drainage was also included.

PROJECT COST: $ 160,000

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